Getting wickets is the best way to put pressure: Mishra

Amit Mishra extended his wicket-taking form by picking up 2/29, which saw him go past Sunil Narine and become the Purple Cap holder with eleven wickets. With 85 wickets overall in the Indian T20 League, Mishra has now equalled Lasith Malinga as the highest wicket-taker.

Speaking to IPLT20.com, Mishra said he was feeling very good to be amongst the wickets, and it has given him even more satisfaction as it has helped his side win matches.

"It feels really great, especially because my performance is helping the team win. It's fun celebrating your own performance only after you've won as a team. Whatever hard work I put into my game is paying off here fortunately. In this format you can be taken for runs any time. But we have played seven matches and my performance has been good so far. It's a good feeling to be consistent in this fickle format."

Mishra said he was not aware of the fact that he had equalled Lasith Malinga as the all-time highest wicket-taker and said it was a very big achievement for him.

"I knew I was placed second but it's good to know that I have equalled him now. The best players from all over the world come together in the Indian T20 League and to perform well here is a big achievement for me."

Mishra said his main strength as as bowler is his wicket-taking abilities and that is what he concentrates on when ever he comes out to bowl.

"My only secret is that I always bowl to my strength. I know and everyone tells me that I am a wicket-taking bowler. So, I work more on my wicket-taking skills. I believe getting wickets is the best way to put the pressure on the batting side in the T20 format."

While Hyderabad's bowling unit has been delivering in most of the matches, the batting has not quite clicked for them so far. Mishra agreed that the batting has been "stuck up" but the team ws working hard on it and he expected for the results to show soon.

"Every team has a strong area and so far for us it has been our bowling. Our batting hasn't been doing too well but I am sure that we will get better in that aspect in the coming games. Honestly, we have been a bit stuck up in our batting. But we are working hard on it and are confident the results will show soon," Mishra said.